STEM Lesson Plans

Creating Rock Candy, using hot water, koolaid flavoring, and hot water students will mix materials together to make rock candy

Students will be creating an obstacle course and utilizing edison robots and edScratch to program robots to go through the course. Materials: Edison Robots and anything needed to create the obstacle

This is a lesson plan based on playlist model where students will learn Heat transfer by using a play list and picking the topics according to their own pace. The students will need a computer/ laptop

Students will better understand gas, liquid, and solid states of matter through hands-on learning stations and a create-a-toy design challenge.

This lesson is useful in a high school Physics or Calculus Class. Students will be matching Distance-Time and Velocity-Time Graphs, sometimes creating their own.

This is a CSI lesson where students solve mystery on Physical and Chemical change. This is an engaging way as students will conduct an investigation like a real crime investigator.

Context: This is Task 4 (Lesson 4) of four tasks (lessons) of an overall project of “Escaping 7th Grade Science Room” This lesson takes place in a classroom for one or more hours *You may shorten each

This lesson uncovers student thinking about where the matter that makes up the leaves and trunk of a giant sequoia (or any tree) comes from. The materials include links to handouts, videos, ELA

Lesson Summary: Students code robots to match different distance time graphs. For each graph the teacher stamps their paper and they move on to the next more difficult one. Materials Robots that can

This is a 2 day lesson plan where a local contractor comes in and presents on building roofs and on snow load code. The second day is an activity where the students test out different slopes and

This lesson is about building and testing a Ferris Wheel and the history behind it. Students should be familiar with the concepts of forces, motion, and gravity before starting this project. They

Students work together to design a water filtration system to separate pollutants from water. This lesson takes about 120 minutes to complete. Materials include: Polluted Water: Pour 1 cup of water

Summary: This lesson is designed to introduce students to the engineering design process through designing and building a bridge that fulfills requirements and abides by constraints. Materials

An ELA Lesson Plan focusing on Stormalong story with integration on Science and Engineering. Understanding characters, figurative language (hyperbole) and comparing two stories are the focus of this

This lesson plan focuses around 4 key topics, with activities for each. The plan covers renewable energy, solar energy, why solar energy is important, and what the children can do to conserve energy

Students will be exploring Oobleck to better understand states of matter. SWBAT correctly identify the phases of matter in molecular form. SWBAT experiment with cornstarch and water to create a

In this lesson, students will investigate the properties of a mixture, as if it were a contaminated soil sample near a stream. This activity will show students that heterogeneous mixtures can be

This lesson involves students calculating the density of various objects of differing sizes of the same substance. Each student group will need a balance, a ruler, and/or a graduated cylinder. They

Context: This is Task 3 (Lesson 3) of four tasks (lessons) of an overall project of “Escaping 7th Grade Science Room” This lesson takes place in a classroom for one or more hours *You may shorten each

Flower Dissection

Context: This lesson takes place in a classroom or outdoors for 60 - 90 minutes. Students may work in small groups of 2-4. An emphasis on how oil adversely affects the environment and animal habitats

Objectives: Today we will set up an investigation to see if a salt lamp affects plant growth. We will use what we know about photosynthesis and cellular respiration to make sure the plants have

Summary: Students will create a Duplo Lego Vehicle and test how forces affect motion. Students will be placed in groups of 3-4 and be given a force to test. Students will decide which is the best way

This lesson allows students to understand the impact of an oil spill on animals in the wild. List of Materials: Motor oil Small containers Rubber gloves Cooking oil Water Three types of detergent Mild